UK General Election - May 7th 2015 (The Official Election Day & Results Thread)

[Clyde1998]

You'd have to assume that this is the SNP's peak so provided Scotland stays within the UK during the next 5 years (which is by no means certain) they stand a chance of regaining several of their old seats north of the border.

Thing is though, while I think the SNP have peaked at UK elections, I can't see them losing many seats - unless there's a huge swing back the other way.

SNP Majorities:

[Clyde1998]

Who knows how stable those new majorities actually are though? I can see arguments either way.

Depends on how well they perform - even if they do well, some of the lower majority seats could be lost by the SNP.

[Clyde1998]

Anyone know how accurate this map is? https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/2015UKElectionMap_votes.svg

[Clyde1998]

The polls also overestimated turnout.

I think they're always going to - ask the people who are more likely answer the polls are the ones interested in politics.

[Clyde1998]

Maybe they should go down the BQ route and make up an independence question so convoluted nobody could possibly understand it.

"The Scottish Government has proposed that Scotland should seek a new arrangement from the United Kingdom Government which would give Scotland exclusive and independent power to enforce its own laws, generate tax revenue, control welfare, hold international relations, give citizenship and control its own defence program - in other words, Scottish Independence from the United Kingdom - while maintaining an economic relationship with the United Kingdom, using the Pound Sterling in a currency union and staying part of the Common Travel Area, retain the British monarchy as the head of state, as well as retaining Scotland’s European Union and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation memberships; should the Scottish Government pursue a new arrangement for Scotland from the United Kingdom Government on these terms?"

That's that Sorted.